The NCIS episode premiere on Nov 11th is supposed to have Tony DiNozzo Sr. in it. Sounds to me like Tony moved…. ;)
After Ziva arrived back home and showing her deep appreciation for Tony, it was Tali's request to not see a movie but a live performance. She told her mother that her best friend Kelsey's sister is in a ballet showcase at the local university. Tali loved going to ballet class, but she did it more for the friends and "weird" outfits than for the art. Ziva knew this, but she was too young for krav maga classes so ballet it was.
"Can we please go? Kelsey told her sister we would come. Three free tickets at will call. Please. Please. Pleaasseee." Tali pleaded with Ziva.
"Tali." Ziva said, looking up from her computer. She saw Tali with slumped shoulders and a pouty face standing in the doorway. Ziva motioned for her daughter to come hither. "Alright. I would love to. What time?" Tali handed over a flyer with all of the event's information printed on it.
"It says it starts at seven. But, she want us to get there earlier."
Ziva looks over the flyer and puts it on her desk. "I don't see a reason why we couldn't go. But I can't be positive if abba will be able to come." Tali drops her head and sighs. "Oh, you know the past month has been pretty tough on him. You tell him when he gets home, okay?"
Tali shrugs then smiles, "But you are sure you'll come."
"Of course. Who else would drive you?"
Two hours later, Anthony came through the door and was urgently met with his daughter. She handed over the flyer "What is this?" Tali stomped her foot. "Uh, ballet recital? You wanna go" He looked down waiting for her to say something. "T-bird, use your words. Please."
"Can you come?"
"It says it's tomorrow at seven. Uh, well, I…" He reached for his pocket and pulled out his phone to look at his calander of appointments and deadlines. "Ah, okay. Yes. I can go."
Tali jumped and hugged her father. "Yes! Toda!"
"Ein bea'ya" He said while Tali turned to walk away. Sharing a home with his Israeli wife for about six years led him to unconsciously pick up the language. "Hey, will there be food there?"
Tali turned around and questioned her father, "Really? This is supposed be a fancy showcase and all you can think about is if there will be food?"
"Uh, yeah." Tali rolled her eyes and scampered off, but not before Tony called out to her, "oh, come on! I was kidding. Okay, I wasn't kidding. You know your dad likes to eat. You're mom knows. I'm like a bear." No response. "Okay nice to see you too."
Ziva decided to wear white cigarette pants, a royal blue satin tunic and black high heels with silver diamond teardrop earrings and matching necklace. Tony wore black dress pants, classic black tassel loafers, and a light blue Calvin Klein button down with a large faced silver Swiss watch (Ziva's 3rd anniversary gift to him). Tali wore her long hair down with numerous curls swishing back and forth on her back in a white and black floral sundress and black flats. They entered the fourier hand in hand. Tali left her parents to hang out with her school friends on the grounds that she would meet them at their seats at the first flicker of the lights.
The couple was standing by the bar, enjoying the intermission and a few glasses of cognac when someone in his vision caught him by surprise.
"To-, Tony?" A black haired woman came into view with a tanned, tall man by her side.
Tony choked on his drink and lightly coughed, "Zoe?"
Ziva simply smiled. Tony told her about Zoe the first week they had their reunion. She never met her.
Zoe glanced at Ziva but quickly her attention fell completely on Tony.
"Wow, well it's been what? How long?"
Cohesively they said "6 years"
"Well, you look great, Zoe."
She smiled and said "Yeah you too spider."
Under her breath, Ziva chuckled. "Spider?"
Zoe still had her eyes trained on Tony, "So uh, you never explained your sudden disappearance. One hell of a 'break' we were on. Huh?" She laughed to hide some pain that she remembered.
"Yeah. Well," he made a motion to the man next to her, "looks like you found a keeper." He reached his left hand in front of the man. "Hey. I'm Tony."
The taller man by Zoe reached his hand out, "Keith. Nice to meet you".
Tony put his arm around Ziva's back, "This is my wife, Ziva".
Zoe got out of her head space and then finally observed the woman next to Tony. She smiled, "Hi, uh, I'm Zoe".
"I have heard many things about you." She made sure to gingerly smile.
"Good things I hope."
"Only good things." Ziva countered, then looked to Tony, "Ani tsa'rikh lalekhet akhshav."
Tony held onto Ziva's hand, preventing her from walking off. Keith looked impressed with a foreign tongue in front of him. Zoe looked nervous.
"Anachnu. Ani Yode'a." He gently sided to his wife. Ziva smiled. "So, what brings you here, Keith? Zoe?"
Zoe was about to speak, but Keith intervened for her, "Zoe has a friend, whose daughter is in the showcase. I'm just tagging along."
Zoe then followed, "Yeah, she's coming up next in the modern dance portion. Wonderful dancer." Ziva and Tony nodded. "So, what about you guys?"
"Well, our daughter's friend wanted her to go, so I guess we are the one's tagging along,"
"Oh, you have a daughter?" Keith asked. Zoe remained silent.
"Yes, her name is Tali." Ziva happily replied.
The lights signaled the performance would be started again soon. Tony alerted, "Maybe we should get back into our seats." He saw Tali waving at her parents. "Uh, if you guys are still around after the show, you could meet her."
Zoe nodded and had a subdued tone, "uh, sure...we would love to."
The four of them parted ways. Tali was already in her seat, Tony and Ziva scooted past her. Tony moved his head to Ziva's ear, "Well, this'll be interesting."
"Mhm. But Tony remember..be nice."
He intertwined their hands, "You got me." He smiled.
She chuckled. The curtain opened. "And you got me...Afterwards we can go get you some Philly cheese steak from across the street."
Tony's eyes lit up, "how did you know I wanted-?" a growling sound came out, "I love you so much."
Tali bent over in her seat to get a look at her father, "Shh!"
"Alright, geeze. Sorry, princess."
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